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saltybadgeradii 's review for:
Historically Inaccurate
by Shay Bravo
This was a good and fast read, I was able to zoom through it! It was also pretty light despite the heavy topic that looms over it and some other shenanigans the characters get up to. The pacing was a little off, but I also think that contributes to the fact that it was (to me) considered a fast read. I honestly liked that it was a faster read, I feel like contemporaries now-a-days are getting to be as long as a fantasy!
I liked Sol as a character, she seemed pretty relatable and realistic, when it came down to it. She was given insecurities that didn’t have to do with her body. I appreciated that she had anxieties over things like bills and even dating. It was honestly refreshing to see a character worry about something other than if she was too fat or not enough this. It also somewhat felt like I was just reading a text or email from a distant friend because it was all pretty summed up and not too much description. The world building was very minimum, which isn’t a bad thing because it doesn’t take away from the rest of the story. The other characters were also fun to read about, and pretty diverse. But again not a lot of description on how anyone looked, which leads back to me saying it felt like an email from a friend.
So the story, it covers a lot! From the deportation of her mother, the financial struggle with her father, trying not to get into trouble with the law because of her club, and of course sprinkled in some romance. The meet cute was so funny that I could honestly see it happening in a show. I couldn’t stop laughing. I liked Ethan as a character too.
There were some minor inconsistencies in the story, and hopefully by the time this is published they’ve edited those out. As well as the pacing was off ( I mentioned this before). Like I said it almost felt like we should be familiar with the characters and Sol. None of this is necessarily a bad thing, just stuff that I noticed.
This book has Latinx representation, BIPOC characters, and LGBTQ characters.
To see my full review with additional content follow the link below
https://fallintoreading.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/historically-inaccurate-by-shay-bravo/
I liked Sol as a character, she seemed pretty relatable and realistic, when it came down to it. She was given insecurities that didn’t have to do with her body. I appreciated that she had anxieties over things like bills and even dating. It was honestly refreshing to see a character worry about something other than if she was too fat or not enough this. It also somewhat felt like I was just reading a text or email from a distant friend because it was all pretty summed up and not too much description. The world building was very minimum, which isn’t a bad thing because it doesn’t take away from the rest of the story. The other characters were also fun to read about, and pretty diverse. But again not a lot of description on how anyone looked, which leads back to me saying it felt like an email from a friend.
So the story, it covers a lot! From the deportation of her mother, the financial struggle with her father, trying not to get into trouble with the law because of her club, and of course sprinkled in some romance. The meet cute was so funny that I could honestly see it happening in a show. I couldn’t stop laughing. I liked Ethan as a character too.
There were some minor inconsistencies in the story, and hopefully by the time this is published they’ve edited those out. As well as the pacing was off ( I mentioned this before). Like I said it almost felt like we should be familiar with the characters and Sol. None of this is necessarily a bad thing, just stuff that I noticed.
This book has Latinx representation, BIPOC characters, and LGBTQ characters.
To see my full review with additional content follow the link below
https://fallintoreading.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/historically-inaccurate-by-shay-bravo/